diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/NotificationChannelManager.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/NotificationChannelManager.java
index 43ca5b75b..231218b18 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/NotificationChannelManager.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/NotificationChannelManager.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public void createChannel(JSObject channel) {
                 }
                 AudioAttributes audioAttributes = new AudioAttributes.Builder()
                         .setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION)
-                        .setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_ALARM).build();
+                        .setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION).build();
                 Uri soundUri = Uri.parse(ContentResolver.SCHEME_ANDROID_RESOURCE + "://" + context.getPackageName() + "/raw/" + sound);
                 notificationChannel.setSound(soundUri, audioAttributes);
             }